Information about #494342 color

#494342 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#494342 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 67, 66) — 28.6% red, 26.3% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 3 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#494342 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Velocity (#4B4042). Slightly further away sit Double Sidewinder (#473F40) and Tuatara (#454642).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(73, 67, 66)), which gives #494342 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494342: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #494342 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#494342 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#494342 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#494342 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#494342 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#494342 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#494342 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #494342

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Double Sidewinder color link
Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

#494342 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494342
  • RGB73, 67, 66
  • CMYK0, 2, 3, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 67, 66)
  • HSL9°, 5%, 27%
  • HSL Precise8.571°, 5.036%, 27.255%
  • HSV9°, 10%, 29%
  • HSB9°, 10%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.263, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.263, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.263, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494342
  • DECIMAL ID4801346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers63 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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